Women who use chemical hair-straightening products may be at a higher risk for uterine cancer, and Black women may be more affected due to their higher rate of use, according to a new study. The study ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — For years there has been a constant battle between women and hair straightening companies. Some women have come forward with concerns that they have with some hair straightening ...

Jenny Mitchell started using chemical hair-straightening products in 2000. Jenny Mitchell said she first started using chemical hair-straightening products in 2000 when she was in third grade. Nearly ...

For decades, hair relaxers promoted the creation of sleek styles, but the chemicals may have resulted in long-term health ...

To turn tight curls into long smooth tresses is no small feat. There are many ways to do it, some involving chemical relaxers that permanently break down the internal structure of a person’s hair, ...

Four Georgia Black women filed separate lawsuits against major chemical hair relaxer manufacturers after exposure to the products was linked to cancer and uterine fibroids. A study published in the ...

In April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is tentatively scheduled to unveil a proposal to consider banning the ...

UNDATED (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will proposed a ban on a chemical found in certain hair-straightening products. The future of formaldehyde in hair ...

President Donald Trump's tariffs are driving up prices for products many Black women consider essential, squeezing shoppers and stylists even more as they grapple with inflation and higher rents.